The greatest BMW concept cars

Fired up by that lovely new 7-Series, here are some of Munich’s best flights of fancy

With dimensions on a par with the 7-Series, this was a BMW that truly made us sad. Why? Because though we got excited when BMW started making noises about putting it into production, it was cancelled at the end of 2008 because of that blasted Captain Credit Crunch and his financially unstable breakfast cereal.

Still, the CS remains a proper Thing; all fast, flowing lines, hints of a "power unit befitting its dynamic character" and a low-slung, shark-nosed profile. Nice.